Coached Sessions with English Open Silver Medalist Natalia
About Natalia Novikova
Meet Natalia: Silver Medalist at The English Open, 4.5 Category!
If you’ve taken a session with Natalia, you’ll already know she brings something different to the court. Calm under pressure, precise with her doubles strategy, and endlessly patient with new players and experienced enough with high level players – Natalia is one of the standout instructors on our team, and one of the most decorated pickleball players in Nottinghamshire.
We’re delighted to be offering her first coached sessions on Sunday 6th September, Nottingham Emmanuel School for 4 people of a similar standard. The focus is:
Advanced Dinking – put your opponents under pressure!
Times: 3-4.30pm & 4.30-6pm
Cost: £25 per person
Contact Natalia on: 07949087429
Recent achievement
Natalia has added another medal to her collection at the recent 2026 English Open, taking Silver in the Mixed Doubles very high 4.5+ (age 15+ – yes this is young and athletic category) – proof that over a decade into her pickleball career, she’s still competing and winning, at the highest level.
Natalia’s stand-out pickleball career so far
2019 US Open: Gold in Mixed Doubles (3.5), Silver in Women’s Doubles (3.5)
2019 Las Vegas Open: Gold in Women’s Doubles (4.5)
Climbing from the 3.0 division to 4.5 in the space of 18 months
In 2023, she added a Bronze medal in Women’s Doubles at the English Nationals, competing in the Open (Pro) category
against the country’s best.
Most recently, Natalia added another medal to her collection at the August 2026 English Open, taking Silver in the Mixed Doubles 4.5+ (age 15+)
A career built in the US
Natalia’s pickleball journey began in the United States, where the sport has a long-established competitive scene. She wasted no time making her mark, with the first of many podium finishes to come.
2019 was her breakout year, with golds and silvers, climbing all the way to the 4.5 division in just 18 months, which says a lot about the work ethic and natural instinct for the game that Natalia now brings to her coaching.
Bringing her game to England
Since relocating, Natalia has become a fixture of the English competitive circuit, and a highly regarded player in the pickleball community. She’s also been a selected player in the draft for three seasons: Seasons 1, 2, and 4 – of the Premier Pickleball League, England’s largest commercial pickleball league, playing alongside and against some of the sport’s top domestic talent.
Develop your skills with coached sessions with Natalia
It’s not just the medals. Natalia’s played everything from grassroots events to Pro Nationals, so she knows exactly what a beginner needs to develop and what an advanced player needs to play at a higher level.
Get in touch to book a session with Natalia.